Where does “iglu” come from?

iglu (Romanian) comes from French igloo, from English igloo, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ, from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu — house.

iglu (Romanian): igloo

Definitions

  1. igloo

Ancestry of “iglu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchiglooigloo
2EnglishiglooA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of...
3Inuktitutᐃᒡᓗhouse, habitation
4Proto-Inuitǝɣluhouse
5Proto-Eskimoǝŋluhouse
Every word from Proto-Eskimo ǝŋlu →Every word from Proto-Inuit ǝɣlu →Every word from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ →